Tag Archives: Role models

Resolutions, Role Models, Big Changes and News!

Posted on January 22, 2018 by lindseymcd

2018. I like the sound of that. It seems somewhat auspicious. But perhaps it’s simply that I’ve just turned 60, and personally I’m in transition—on many levels. From child raising to empty nest. From Michigan to Minnesota. From married to … Continue reading →

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5 Picture Book Biographies Highlight Older Role Models

Posted on May 26, 2017 by lindseymcd

Picture book biographies including the third stage of life offer huge benefits to young readers. Kids absorb adventure, perseverance, creativity and joy shown over the course of an evolving life. Unlike the majority of picture books with an older character, … Continue reading →

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Babu’s Song

Posted on September 30, 2016 by lindseymcd

           By Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen; Illustrated by Aaron Boyd Lee & Low Books, 2003, 2008; ages 5-8 Topics: Africa, creativity, grandparents, education, mentoring, poverty, wisdom Bernardi is a young boy living in Tanzania with his grandfather Babu. … Continue reading →

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Harry and Walter: an A is for Aging Book Review

Posted on July 12, 2016 by lindseymcd

  By Kathy Stinson; illustrated by Qin Leng Annick Press, 2016. Ages 4-7. “Harry was four and three-quarters. He had lived next door to Walter all his life. Walter was ninety-two and a half. He had lived in many places.” … Continue reading →

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Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton

Posted on May 26, 2016 by lindseymcd

Written and illustrated by Don Tate Peachtree Publishing 2015, ages 7-10 Topics: African-American pride, creativity, life experience, literacy, perseverance, poetry, slavery This award winning story begins, “George loved words. He wanted to learn how to read, but George was enslaved.” … Continue reading →

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These Hands: An A is for Aging book review

Posted on April 22, 2016 by lindseymcd

  These Hands By Margaret H. Mason; illustrated by Floyd Cooper (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011; ages 6-9) “Look at these hands, Joseph. Did you know these hands used to make the ivories sing like a sparrow in springtime? Well, I … Continue reading →

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Miss Moore Thought Otherwise

Posted on January 15, 2016 by lindseymcd

Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children By Jan Pinborough; illus. by Debby Atwell (Houghton Mifflin, 2013; ages 6-9) “Once in a big house in Limerick, Maine, there lived a little girl name Annie Carroll … Continue reading →

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Ageless Love: Late Life Romance

Posted on December 21, 2015 by lindseymcd

I’m always on the prowl for Positive Aging picture books, but not all books with an older character make the cut. Too few feature older adults kids can admire. And there are attributes to admire in every older. Those enjoying … Continue reading →

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North Woods Girl

Posted on November 20, 2015 by lindseymcd

By Aimee Bissonette; illustrated by Claudia McGehee Minnesota Historical Society Press 2015. Fiction, ages 3-7   North Woods Girl opens— “My grandma says she’s not a good-looking woman. I don’t know. She looks pretty good to me. She is not … Continue reading →

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Thomas Jefferson: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Everything

Posted on September 25, 2015 by lindseymcd

Thomas Jefferson: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Everything by Maira Kalman.  (Nancy Paulsen Books, 2014) Ages 5-8                                             … Continue reading →

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